skip beat fanfics

[scorpio moon]

okay, we all love skiip beat here, and it sometimes takes forever to get a new chapter ( at least it feels that way, haha. ^^) so this thread is for people to talk about anything related to skip beat fanfics, whether it's recommending them, asking for help about your own, or even just saying how much you like one. ^^

List of fanfics mentioned in this thread, compiled by firnlambe:
Completed

Title Rating

Always With You (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5307219/1/Always_With_You) K+
Being Crushed Under Setsus Heel (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5806872/1/Being_crushed_under_Setsus_Heel) K+
Famously Forgetful (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5254740/1/Famously_Forgetful) K+
Love Exorcism (Part 1) (http://community.livejournal.com/skip_beat/36683.html) K+
Love Exorcism (Part 2) (http://community.livejournal.com/skip_beat/36888.html) K+
Love Exorcism (Part 3, completed) (http://community.livejournal.com/skip_beat/37585.html) K+
Runaway Royalty (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5354835/1/Runaway_Royalty) K+
Skip Beat Drabbles (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4702940/1/Skip_Beat_Drabbles) K+
12 Showbiz Days of Christmas (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4917265/1/Small_Steps">Small Steps[/URL] K+
Advent 07 T
even Men in Mogami Kyokos Life T
>Stalking Tsuruga Ren K+
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4920835/1/Project_REN (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4920835/1/Project_REN)

The Necessary Thing
http://pomme-de-miel.livejournal.com/ (http://pomme-de-miel.livejournal.com/)

Operation Help Our Miserable Friends
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4796992/1/ (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4796992/1/)

Sleeping Beauty
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4775354/1/

LoveMe Tender
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4424208/1/

Say My Name
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4795577/1/Say_My_Name

Boxed:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4947471/1/Boxed

My Daughter's Mother
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4952272/1/My_Daughters_Mother

Stalking Tsuruga Ren
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4954617/1/Stalking_Tsuruga_Ren

A Prelude To A Confession
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4965439/1/A_Prelude_To_A_Confession

Tennis Practice (not a Skip Beat! fanfic, though)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4972703/1/Tennis_Practice

At Her Side
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4987599/1/At_Her_Side

Asunder
http://namistai8.livejournal.com/20126.html (part one)
http://namistai8.livejournal.com/20900.html (part two)

Crimson Memories
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4993585/1/Crimson_Memories

Treasure
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5012947/1/Treasure

Your Kyoko Chan
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4966659/1/Your_Kyoko_Chan

Small Steps
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4917265/1/Small_Steps

Skip Beat! Drabbles
http://http//www.fanfiction.net/s/4702940/1/Skip_Beat_Drabbles

The Bridge
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4988149/1/The_Bridge (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4988149/1/The_Bridge)

Missed a Few Steps
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4391390/1/Missed_a_Few_Steps

Love Is
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4526238/1/Love_Is

Valentine's Disaster
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5277260/1/Valentines_Disaster

Convergence Zone
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5245481/1/Convergence_Zone

Favorites in LJ by anenko
http://anenko.livejournal.com/271214.html#cutid1

[Secret]

I've read all of those, and while each is a very cute and promising idea, my absolute MUST with fan-fiction is that the characters are true to their manga personalities. None of those three fit closely enough for my tastes in that aspect. Ren in particular...when he does things like have obvious public fits of rage, even being overtly RUDE...I just get turned off right away.

Though I find that everyone has a somewhat different idea of what Ren and Kyoko's true characters are. Still, probably a LOT of people would like those three, they are among the more popular ones on FF.net.

[Mollica]

I thought this one-shot was a total classic: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4412097/1/New_Clothes_and_the_Emperor

It may be a little out of character, but seriously loved it (though it was probably because it was the emperor surfacing...)

[Secret]

Well, THAT one...it depends. It's out of character for REN...but I think it's in character for the King of the Night. :) Pretty well, anyway.

[Mollica]

Lol, yea that is true, definitely out of character for ren when you think about it. It's a funny oneshot tho...

[Secret]

It's also different if the story is intended to be FUNNY, imo. Making the characters do something a bit OOC, if it's intended as humour, often works.

This one, for example, is HUGELY OOC, but it's REALLY funny, and it's SUPPOSED to be funny, not a serious suggestion of what the author thinks is really going to happen in the manga, or anything. Here!

Light and Dark Kisses (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4243771/1/Light_and_Dark_Kisses) (by cbee)

This one is NOT OOC, but IS still funny, and I really love it, even though it doesn't even pass drabble length.

A Revelation in Pink (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3721221/1/A_Revelation_In_Pink) (by Northlight) (I added Northlight to my faves for this one!)

[Mollica]

Oh yea I remember those two! Especially Light and dark kisses... Yea "A revelation in pink" is in character and still funny. I was giggling after reading that one.

[Secret]

Princess Kiss (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4539571/1/Princess_Kiss) is a pretty good fic. I can't praise it as perfect when it comes to being in-character, but considering what it accomplishes in 4 chapters, it's very good...and J Luc Pitard is an excellent writer. I've even read some of his/her other fictions, even from fandoms I don't care for, because they're so well-written and intelligent.

I also really like Guardian-381's SB fics. She's done two Kyoko/Sho oneshots...NOT romances but focusing on Kyoko's feelings for Sho and what they went through and how it has changed her life. Here they are, Be Like That (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4051982/1/Be_Like_That) and I'm Not Dead (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4011217/1/Im_Not_Dead).

[Mollica]

Yea I liked J Luc Pitard's "Princess Kiss" too. I can't really think of other fanfics at the mo, just tooo tired, and its like 2 in the afternoon, so i don't understand it!

*EDIT*
I lied:lie: its 3 in the afternoon!

[hotandspice]

Just wanted to verify this i did not recommend it someone else did in the old Manga skip beat general discussion but since it is closed i Revived it

[scorpio moon]

okay then, I didn't know that, but since you recommended it in the other thread, that's how I found out about it, so I'm giving credit to you. ^^

edit: by the way, I've been wondering, what does OOC mean?

[hotandspice]

Ok thank you then

[Secret]

OOC means 'out of character'. :)

[scorpio moon]

oh, thank you for telling me. ^^

[Mollica]

edit: by the way, I've been wondering, what does OOC mean?

It took me months to figure that out...

[scorpio moon]

haha, I figured out what it meant, just not what it stood for. ^^

[Mollica]

For me it was both, slow isnt it?

[scorpio moon]

nah, some people just don't come to thse kinds of conclusions easily. ^^

[infiechan]

I checked on them every day but have just found it. the only phrase I know so far.
I think sometimes it's good when they are rather OOC, it's a lot of fun imagining them like that ! We may not do it since we don't have any idea, and to understand, imagination is essential, especially the description part. There is this 'other fun'.
especially when we really need to get some fresh ideas here

[Mollica]

Are there any other sites that have skip beat fanfic (other than livejournal and ff of course)?

[infiechan]

well I've tried searching for it and what I got is, the most updated and many are only those two you've mentioned.

by the way, that "The Yashiro Conspiracy" 12 is available

[hotandspice]

Serious? i am gonna read it now thanks i never check the FF site

[Mollica]

New chapter for "Scandalous" has come out.

*Edit*
Wondering, Have you ever read some fanfics, that annoyed you so much to the point of wanting tear out your hair?

[deddinty]

Depends on the reason, if its OOCness I usually quit reading, if its the situation, I might not, because there are canon chapters that do that.

I have actually stuck with some simply because they are so well written, even though they feel like nails on a chalkboard.

But usually the fanfics like that are horribly OOC and not well written.

[Mollica]

That's true. I don't mind OOC (but not horribly OOC), but whats wrong with a little spell check? Ill stop here before i start ranting... I remember I was reading one that was written in a neanderthalic style. At the time it really annoyed me, but I just find it funny now...

[scorpio moon]

It really grates on my nerves when the content is good, but the grammar is really poor, so I end up rearranging it in my head the way it's supposed to be, or, if it's really bad, what I think it's supposed to be.

edit: another new chapter of Scandalous is out, it feel like it's getting more and more OOC...

[Mollica]

I do that a lot, when the grammars bad to that point. Maybe you should be a beta reader and sort out those idiotic writers!

I also dislike it when the writers write something along the lines of "R&R, please be nice to me!" That really bugs me. If the story is good and theres a lot of flaws then constructive critisism should be given, which is only to benefit the person. It just shows lack of writing pride if you ask me, even if it is fanfic. Oh no, I'm ranting again...

I felt that way too about scandalous as well.

Hey, didnt eaglevision1999 have a story up on ff?

[Secret]

Scandalous IS OOC. At first I found the OOCness semi-acceptable as it was within a reasonable range and the idea was quite promising, but it's gotten a bit out of hand. I've talked to the author(s) though at some length and they do KNOW that Ren in particular is OOC...sometimes fic writers just aren't sure how to convey their scenario and keep the characters canon at the same time. Anyway, the 'Ladies' (Lady Silverhawk annnnd...I can never remember both names at once!) are very nice and if you want to leave constructive (key word here is CONSTRUCTIVE) criticism in a review, they'll accept it gratefully.

Some people actually LIKE to read OOC though...they turn to fan fiction to fulfil little fantasies, things they KNOW won't really happen in the manga but that they find intriguing anyway.

So, without asking anyone to reveal which stories are theirs...how many people here have fics up on FF.net?

[Mollica]

Haha, I wish I had a fic on there. It sometimes frustrates me to see badly written fanfic that makes me want to put one up. But I am too embarrased, and my stories would prbably be too serious. Also as much as I want to write fanfic for sb, hp etc, but I feel I don't connect with the characters well enough, so I just leave it to the ff authors to do the writing.

[Secret]

I have several up, but I've been writing for twenty years so it's no big deal for me, writing is a natural outlet for about every aspect of my life. Anyone else gonna confess to having written (and posted) SB fanfics somewhere? You don't have to say which ones they are!

[scorpio moon]

I haven't written any, although I wish I could, but I feel that I don't know the character's personalities and habits well enough to be able to write one to my satisfaction, maybe after 20 more chapters of SB...

[Mollica]

Well I didn't know you had some fics on secret... hmm....

Ive just remembered a ff I loved. School days, it really brings back memories of 6th Form! Gosh those were the days! Maybe I like it even more because for once I am not even the slighest bit baffled by the ages of the pupils in the year group they are in...

[Secret]

School Daze (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3607355/1/School_Daze)?

It's AU, which I am not generally fond of, as they tend to be very loose with characterization due to the difficult situation of having to place all the characters into totally different roles.

It's interesting, though, so I've read it and kept my eye on it. :)

PS: Yeah, I have several up on FF.net. Mostly all one-shots, though.

[Mollica]

What does AU stand for? Soz, i spelt it wrong!!!!! I guess its easier for a brit to relate to, so thats prob why I like it.

Ah, I think I know now...

[Secret]

AU = Alternate Universe. :)

[Mollica]

OH! I am such a dimwit! But if i wouldn't have asked it prob wudda taken another few months for me to figure it out...

[Secret]

Don't be silly; you're not a dimwit. Lots of people don't know what fandom abbreviations mean. It probably just means you have a life. :D

Here are two (connected) fics I like by Kitsunerei88. They're not perfectly in character, of course, as that is extremely rare (and also a matter of opinion) but I still liked reading them, especially the first one, so they're probably worth mentioning.


Snowfall (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3901311/1/Snowfall)
Sunrise (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4015284/1/Sunrise)

[infiechan]

Oh, so AU means alternate universe? never passed my mind. thanks

@secret you write fanfic too? most of them oneshot?
so, you have one that's pretty long, don't you?

and yeah, snowfall is nice though. I also like it, somehow it feels good to read

[Secret]

Yeah, I have one longer one. They're all complete, though. I really hate when a fic I like doesn't get completed so I made sure I never pulled the same trick. :)

Yeah, Snowfall had a very pleasant 'feel' to read. I liked it best of the two, not that 'Sunrise' was bad. Snowfall was just better. :)

[Mollica]

Well for those authors they shouldn't write if they don't ever complete it! And I do like your fic :D. When I come up with ideas its always sorta novel length... Can't do short one shots or several chapters... Another reason why I wouldn't post a ff.

I also like the story "Second chance (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3615305/1/Second_Chance)" but the author hasnt updated in like a year!

[Secret]

Hey, wait...how do you know which fics are mine? I haven't posted any here. :) (I think it lacks a certain something to recommend your own fic without at least REVEALING that it is your own work.)

If you mean Snowfall, that was written by kitsunerei88, who is not me. :)

Lyl (Princess Faux) IS working on Second Chance, and even has most of Chapter 2 DONE...but I can't honestly say that I feel confident she'll ever finish Second Chance. (We're friends on LJ so I've had progress updates, but if it takes a year and a half to get one chapter done I really think she'll totally lose motivation before she can finish the rest. Too bad, because it's one of the more interesting long SB fics!)

[Mollica]

I good at putting together a few random bits of info... And i know ur not pf and kitsunerei either. But just wanted to say i do like ur fic! But thats for others to figure which. And I do want to recommend ur ones, but that would be too obvious, so I'll do it later. But i did remember pf's work from ages ago wen i wrote the previous post. Lol, that just confirms it! Anyway its not my place to reveal anything... Don't worry I'm not a stalker, lol, I don't have time to stalk people in general... Darn, gotta work! I am so far behind! Lol.

[Secret]

I wouldn't care anyway :) It's not a secret, I just feel it lacks dignity to recommend your own fic(s). Though people who would rather be complimented on how ballsy they are than how dignified should just go for it, as it is certainly ballsy!

If anyone finds me on FF.net or LJ under my other name, I'm not bothered at all. Come say hi :) (I am pretty much present everywhere there is major Skip Beat fandom happenings going on, assuming that they are in English.)

Anyway, glad you like my fic, assuming you have the right one :D

Two fics that have potential to be cute and amusing:

Transferring into Hell (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4630394/1/Transferring_into_Hell)
Chicken in the House (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4608466/1/Chicken_in_the_house)

I can't actually say whether they're GOOD or not because they're still in the early stages and I can't tell if they're going to be mostly IC or OOC as they progress, but right now they look like they could be quite fun. :)

[Mollica]

I wanted to read chicken in the house, but I really despise big brother, so I totally refuse to read that story, I know i stupid reason to boycott the story. But its really agonising when you switch the telly to E4 (a digital channel in uk and one of my favs) only to find continuous live broadcast. What makes it worse is that they even broadcast while the housemates are asleep, a total waste of time! (since when I want to watch an odd film or something late at night, or even a previous ep of my fav show, you cant get that for a lot of the summer...) I have read transferring into hell, but it was a little strange. But it does seem to be worth reading.

[Secret]

Yeah I don't know how those two are going to shape up in the end but the premise seems promising if they are intended to be comedic.

Also, Chicken in the House...the author has never even seen Big Brother so I'm not sure they'd be much alike. You might be able to read it without feeling a need to tear your hair out, anyway. I've never seen Big Brother either though, so I have no idea.

[Mollica]

Well since it is probably a celebrity version, Bo could probably get away with it, since there are no cameras in the toilets (in the celeb british version anyway). Lol, I hope I don't have to tear out my hair, since I spent 8-9 years growing it out... Not that I like it, but its my mother's orders to keep it... I may just give it a try.

[Secret]

Sorry, I know this is off topic since this thread is about rec'ing fics, but...CAMERAS IN THE TOILETS???

They DO that? ON TV? GROSS!

Wait, do you mean 'toilet' as in bathroom, or toilet as in the thing you actually eliminate waste into? Because I don't care WHO it is, I do NOT want to see ANYONE from the angle you would see them from if you were in a toilet bowl that they were sitting on!

I don't know of any LJ fics (I'm cruising LJ right now actually) is it mostly the SB community where they get posted? (There, that's a little on topic.)

[deddinty]

Perhaps I've missed one, but I'm shocked there aren't any bachelorette fanfics out there for SB. It's so obvious. Of course anything based off of so called "reality TV" is an instant turn off for me.

[Secret]

Well, like I said, Chicken in the House can only be loosely based, just the most basic premise, as the author hasn't even SEEN the show she is 'basing' it on.

Bachelorette? It took me a few mintues to figure out what you meant. (I don't watch TV, really, and NEVER reality TV. I didn't even watch Survivor when it first came out and everyone was just starting to go insane over the new 'reality TV' thing.) I thought you were suggesting there should be more fics about batchelorette parties. :)

[Mollica]

lol, thats why i dislike big brother. in the celeb one there arent any cameras where they eliminate the waste, but in the normal one were true stupids come, I think they have it practically everywhere including the shower in some european countries, but i hope again it doesnt include the waste eliminating areas. I hope its not like that in the normal brit one too, but i dont watch it so i am not sure... I only watched celeb big brother once when bollywood actress shilpa shetty was on, and that was the only place without any cameras, the wc. But some the housemates are usually obscene anyway, which is another reason why i would never watch such a show.

Well it should be interesting to see how the author pulls off such a story. because its not in the m sec.

[deddinty]

I forget that not everyone understands American pop-culture references, especially if you're not into TV, and even more so reality TV. ^.^ (I hate it, but at the height of survivor, etc, my sis-in law was obsessive, and they lived with us :Geez:)

<-hates reality TV, but has been forced to watch it on many occasions.

I have actually read Chicken in the House, and its palatable. While I've found several one-shots I'm fond of, I'm still mostly unsatisfied with the Skip Beat fanfiction base though. But I was a huge Harry Potter fanfiction fan, so nothing could possibly rival that. (Save perhaps the growing Twilight base<- I detest Twilight.)

[Mollica]

gosh, twilight! What a total ripoff of £7.99! I got bored after reading half way of the first book! Its got another teen movie style feel sept in written form, and isabella just got on my nerves! And How can you have vamps with no weaknesses? Urgh, that book annoyed me. I have generally gone off most fantasy (except HP of course, and I am still as ever a HUGE LOTR fan, but because i like them too much I havnt been able to read the fanfic)

Anyway, yea the SB fanfic base is not strong, but I think with the growing numbers of SB fans, it will probably improve slowly.

[Secret]

There are less than 200 SB fics on FF.net...there's really no way to be satisfied with what's available. I content myself with the fact that I am 90% happy with the fics I've written myself (usually). Though I really do love a couple of the one-shots I've mentioned previously in this thread.

However, I have not as yet found a single multi-chaptered story I felt lived up to its potential. Anything that exceeds a one-shot seems to veer too far off character or too far from canon, and in-character characters and canon details are what I most appreciate in fan-fiction.

[deddinty]

I'm amazed that there is as much fanfiction as there is actually. As much as we all love Skip Beat, it just doesn't have as big an obsessed fan base as other manga. (Of course this means fewer squealing fangurls, always a bonus.)

For me at least, the characters are so unpredictable I can't get a good enough grasp to write fanfiction which I consider "in character". Not that that's a bad thing of course, but we can't seem to get enough SB can we?

[Secret]

Why not try a one-shot? One-shots are MUCH easier. You could probably write a pretty good one; you've already got clean English skills, and that's a great place to start.

[Mollica]

Yea you should try, go for it! I am sure you could do it! (My grammatical expressions are bad, so i wont bother trying.)

[deddinty]

I'm not terribly creative though, and I'm not all that into writing. Although in the past I've often beta-ed a lot of fanfiction, I've never submitted any of my own. If I was going to spend the time writing, I'd rather color ^.^, or write original fiction.

Edit: Though if you do want to read something I wrote, you can check the link in my sig -.-;; It's an old in joke my posse of anime friends and I took too far.

[scorpio moon]

it's also hard to think of a plot that fits, and how you can kind of relate it to skip beat, plus it's really hard to portray the characters how you want them, not even including not trying to make them OOC. I probably won't ever write a fanfic unless I come up with a really good idea for a story line that I can't let go of.

[Secret]

I've been writing original fiction for twenty years. Fan fiction is MUCH easier. -__- I write my one-shots in two or three hours and feel relaxed afterwards.

But if you're not interested, you're not interested. I guess I'll just have to write more to fill up the Skip Beat section. -_- Unfortunately I don't have any good ideas right now and I absolutely won't put a fic up unless it meets my own standards of in-character and 'in-canon'-ness. It's the ideas that are the hardest to come up with, though, as you have to come up with a situation in which it's not too difficult to keep Ren and Kyoko (in particular) in character. Some fics are based on situations that Ren and Kyoko would avoid like poison in the first place so I find those ones impossible to read as they're NEVER in character. (Like Kyoko becoming a stripper or something. I don't know if that's a real fic but I think it actually might be!)

[deddinty]

Yes actually it is. Well an exotic dancer at least. And she lives with Ren, though they weren't going out yet. However it is highly lemon-flavored. Note: I didn't actually read it, just the summary and started skimming before I decided it wasn't worth it.

Edit: I also don't write fiction because I have a rather dry and sarcastic sense of humor, which many are unable to grasp.

[Secret]

Heh, I'd have missed most of that type as I leave the filter set to leave out the M rated fics. I have never read an in-character M-rated fic, because sex just isn't something that HAPPENS in Skip Beat and thus almost automatically makes everyone act OOC.

ARE there any in-character M rated fics you've found? I'd be interested to see such a thing! (I'm old enough to read them, too, lol...legitimately. In any country.)

[deddinty]

Not really, none that have stuck with me. I almost never look at "M" rated fiction either, not into it normally, and especially not for SB, but this slipped through somehow. I wouldn't have thought of it again if you hadn't mentioned Kyoko as a stripper. ^.^

[Mollica]

Lol, I'm not surprised. It sometimes amazes me how some people post fics that should never ever exist. Well, some people out there have their peculiarities.

[Secret]

LOL you think Kyoko being a stripper is a bit out of the ordinary for a Skip Beat fiction?

There is one (and I didn't read it, I just saw the summary) about REN AND LORY. That's right...TOGETHER. Sexually speaking. (Also, slightly less @.@ but still very un-canon is a Ren x Sho one-shot, lol, but that's common to EVERY fandom it seems, to do a romantic fic of the two male characters who hate each other most secretly lusting after each other.) REN AND LORY.

I laughed and laughed. I'm STILL laughing. I mean, I don't mind, because I can't be forced to read fics I know I won't like, but wow. I dislike Lory as a character so I may be biased but is that even a concept ANYONE would want to read about?

[scorpio moon]

oh my god, a fic about ren and lory? I really doubt anyone would really be hoping to read something like that, haha. ^^

[Mollica]

Lol, I saw that summary too. I would never ever want to read that sort of concept... People never fail to amaze me :D

[deddinty]

Ah, slash. And the highly unusual varieties of it too. Though the "slight abusive mentor who saved main character boy from horrible fate only to take him as a love-slave" is abundant in all fanfiction. And the "two fighting over main character girl decide they like each other better" is rather common as well. Not my cup of tea.

(slash=yaoi, femslash=yuri, for those not versed in fanfic language)

[Secret]

Oh god, it cracks me up completely. I LOVE that that fic exists! Every time I think of it I :D insanely. REN AND LORY.

Oh, one thing...we've been good so far but I'm thinking that if we mention a fic in any negative context (which I suppose isn't nice of us to begin but it's not realistic to say that every fic we know of is fabulous) we probably shouldn't link/name it...just cause that seems a little mean.

[Mollica]

Thats what I did when I mentioned the neanderthalic one. The author isnt english, though if i were them I would write a fic in my own mother tongue. If they wanted to make it available to the wider audience they could try and find someone to translate the story for them.

I guess it is better to say it now, than actually having someone posting the link for a fic they feel is bad.

[Secret]

I just hate for people to get their feelings hurt if it isn't necessary. (Though I may not seem that way, lol, I know my personality is a mite forceful at times.) Honestly I LOVE pointing out fics I think are horrible, but...

The people who write SB fics are usually huge SB fans and keep up with RAWS and so on...so it's not at all unlikely that some of them come here and of course a fan-fiction thread would particularly attract their attention, so it just seems likely that anything negative said about an SB fic here could easily get back to the author.

I think that's unavoidable but at least it limits the damage to avoid linking to the fic or naming it and the author. That way it's less like pointing and laughing.

But if I'm just being overly cautious, feel free to ignore me. So far no one seems to be being mean-spirited or anything like that so it's all good.

[deddinty]

No I agree with the no links for bad fics. We should be careful though, not to get too close to bashing fics as well. We've been good so far, but we shouldn't dismiss anyone's creative spirit.

No matter how bad the fic may be.

[Mollica]

But if i was one of the unfortunate authors being bashed, I would think to myself that i was the one who posted the fic and obviously not every1 would like what I write. When you do post a story for others to read, there will be people who don't like it. But if they have that strength of mind, it shouldn't bother them, and if they truly do enjoy what they write they should continue by all means. Not everything is black and white, so they should not feel discouraged from writing.

But i do agree secret.

[Secret]

In an ideal world, sure, but the truth is, it still hurts to have people say bad things about your work, no matter how confident a person you are. I actually haven't had many bad things said to me (to my face anyway) but one review I got said 'this fic is boring'. (LOL, talk about constructive criticism, right? How helpful!) I dismissed it because I knew the fic was NOT boring to most of the people reading it, and I myself was happy with it...but it still bothered me for a while.

All the same, something that mild is fine. If someone came here and named one of my fics and said it was boring and I couldn't take that, I'd be a pathetic individual. But if EVERYONE is doing the point-and-laugh at your fic, that's just too hard.

Still, it's NOT reasonable to ask everyone to say positive things on this thread so I'd just say 'no linking/naming anything you're going to say all bad stuff about'.

[Mollica]

Of course it hurts. the number of times my teacher bashed me for my expressions for the story i wrote for coursework (the only fiction I ever wrote.) But thats the challege isnt it? I am not the most confident person in the world, but although I am just an average student, with a bit of effort I have been able to improve. I don't get as many bashes for the work I produce as I used to, and for me I have finally been able to come out of the standstill I was in for a couple of years. Although the academic work is much different than writing fiction, even now I find that the way everyone marks a report is not the same, and yea some people will be harsher than others. But I feel I can face whatever obstacles face... nooooooo, I am starting to sound like a shoujo heroine! I'll stop before I sound too cheesy!

[Secret]

"Bashing" means being insulting without being constructive in any way. It's hurtful and nothing else, though it might be amusing to those not involved. Criticism is NOT bashing. If you're able to learn from it, chances are it wasn't bashing, because there was some constructive element there. (Though it may have been unnecssarily HARSH criticism.)

I AM a confident person. Almost obnoxiously so, if I'm not being careful. Still, having your fic 'bashed' in a public forum would be nothing short of humiliating and you wouldn't gain anything from it.

That's why I say that just saying 'this fic is extremely OOC' or 'this fic was very written in a very uninteresting fashion' or 'Ren and Lory having sex is the most unreasonable premise I've ever heard of and I can't even bring myself to read it' are acceptable. They're not bashing. Calling the author stupid would be bashing. Saying they 'can't write' and leaving it at that would be bashing. When I was told my fic was 'boring', I wasn't being bashed, though it wasn't helpful as the person did not give any hint as to WHAT was boring or WHY it was boring. It's fair to say something like that.

Still, if we're going to say primarily bad things about a fic, I say it's better not to name names, as everyone is at a different stage in their ability to accept criticism, and it's better not to humiliate anyone, even accidentally. So it's okay to describe a fic you didn't like and say why you didn't like it, but to name names is like inviting people to go laugh at it. That's why I don't feel like we should do it.

But if other people think it's okay, then go ahead, of course. I'll just follow my own advice. :)

[infiechan]

what is flame anyway?

@secret
I knew it ! I know it ! It's you!!
I haven't been able to review because you refuse anonymous reviews, why ?!
Finally, I can say this. THANK YOU for posting your ff !
I can't stop smiling, and it's somehow warm inside.(I like heartwarming stories)thank you, you made my day.

[EhudbenGera]

Le sigh. So I finally get the courage to try reading some Skip Beat Fanfics. I was almost looking forward to "Snowfall," since it came so highly recommended (also known as an offhand comment from Secret). Once again, I am reminded that actually good fanfics are few and far between. "Snowfall" was decent, except for a few things:
Kyoko is an accomplished chef. Not once so far have we seen her use a cookbook, and I would guess that she wouldn't need one in this situation. This normally wouldn't be something for me to nitpick about, but since the focus of the fic was the cooking, it stood out.
Ren's family has done a lot of their own cooking. Ren should be quite aware that mitts are unnecessary to put a cool pan into the oven, even if the oven is hot. This one would have been understandable, but Kuu has already told Kyoko about Julia's habit of doing her own cooking (the author said she had read at least up to chapter 110).
The "Kyoko-chan"/"Ren-kun" bit was entirely out of character. Actually, I could have forgiven that, but there wasn't even any point to those lines being there. It seemed to me that it was pretty much out of the blue, and it had no further impact on the story. Either the story has to be continued, or that whole little section should be cut out.

I hope that this can be considered constructive criticism, though I don't suppose the actual author will ever see this anyway. But since this thread is about suggesting fanfics, I thought I'd put my two cents in on how I feel about one that's been suggested.

[Secret]

There isn't a single perfect fic on ff.net. There isn't a single perfect fic ANYWHERE. There isn't a single perfect BOOK anywhere.

Snowfall has a nice 'feel'. That's what I like about it. I thought the 'Ren-kun' stuff was stilted, too. (Though I don't care at all about the oven mitt bit or the recipe stuff, I was more eyebrow twitchy over the way Kyoko bossed Ren around.)

If you want a really, really well-written fiction, I shall truly 'highly reccommend' something right now, something short (one shots really are the best for Skip Beat) Revelation in Pink (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3721221/1/A_Revelation_In_Pink) is EXTREMELY short, and an absolutely wonderful little vignette, would be great as one of those little 'extras' sensei throws into the volumes sometimes. EDIT: Even Revelation in Pink isn't perfect, but you have to separate the author's style from the character's actions...that's a real fan-fiction weakness because it isn't Nakamura doing the writing so it's NEVER going to come across with exactly the right feel.

And though they are written in first person, which takes them slightly out of character since any 'cartoon' can probably said to be in third person omniscient, I feel that I'm Not Dead (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4011217/1/Im_Not_Dead) and Be Like That (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4051982/1/Be_Like_That) are really gorgeous peeks at the marks Sho has left on Kyoko's soul.

All the other fics on my faves list are just silly fun and can't afford to be taken to task over every detail. Seriously, EhudbenGera...just read Revelation in Pink. It's EXTREMELY short. Please try it, it'll take you twenty seconds. :) I don't think anyone could say it's OOC, or that it's something that could never happen in the manga, I could SEE IT in my head as I read it.

EDIT: PS, yes, your comment can be taken as constructive criticism. If the author can USE the feedback given, it's constructive.

Infiechan: I don't take anonymous reviews because that's where people tend to come to cause trouble (had it happen once.) I find that if I can REPLY to people's (and you can't reply to anonymous comments) nasty, pointless reviews, they tend to take them elsewhere. (Heh, heh.) However I am VERY glad you like my fics so much. I'm sorry that there were reasonable people blocked out of reviewing along with the bunch of idiots I was aiming for. Oh, and 'flaming' means the same as bashing, pretty much. It's just inflammatory commenting meant to make trouble, to insult someone, etc.

[Mollica]

Okay, before I go (seriously have to study) and since this thread is on SB fanfics, just wanted to recommend these two, "With my Little Eye (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4614319/1/With_My_Little_Eye)" and also "At his Back (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4394227/1/At_His_Back)" both written by golden meliades. Actually I like most of this author's work :D (havent read their naruto ones yet...) Anyway c ya later!

[infiechan]

so true. It's fun to read. I also recommend "With my Little Eye"

sometime we just have to give up in perfection. Every story has the right to be made.
Every author has the right to imagine what he/she wants to. Different, if they're aiming for
the best, then criticism is needed. Some authors don't want to be criticized because maybe they don't want to change their style.

For us, readers, the worst we can get when we have a bad reading is probably days of headache (I have gotten too much so far) and wonder how it could exist ! But I'm just as delinquent, I've read almost all Skip Beat fanfics there. If you need any external comments, maybe I can help.:Jump_Roll:

[Secret]

Me, you mean? If you want to comment on any of my fics since you can't do so through ff.net, you're welcome to send me a PM. You're certainly not obligated to do so, though. :)

Oh, there would be NO fanfics if the authors all waited until their stories were 'perfect', because such a thing does not exist. Any writer who thinks they've achieved perfection is just embarrassing themselves.

Actually, for fan fiction, I have my preferences, and characterization is the most important thing of all to me, followed by plot and attention to canon details. But lots of people want to read things that DON'T happen in SB or things that probably WON'T ever happen in SB, like Kyoko falling back in love with Sho, or maybe even Ren having a 'romantic' relationship with Lory. So all fics are filling a need somewhere, in all probability. I stick to 'funny' and 'very IC/canon', but I'm not the only type of SB reader out there.

[EhudbenGera]

Seriously, EhudbenGera...just read Revelation in Pink. It's EXTREMELY short. Please try it, it'll take you twenty seconds. :) I don't think anyone could say it's OOC, or that it's something that could never happen in the manga, I could SEE IT in my head as I read it.


You're right. I did like it. I've read it a couple of times now, and it makes me laugh every time.

And I didn't want to say that there are no good fanfics - I read a Tolkien fanfic by Limyaael that I really enjoyed (admittedly, it was a parody, and so not meant to be taken seriously). Just that the vast majority of them are enough to make me start developing a nervous tic (another reason I liked the previously mentioned Tolkien fanfic: it was parodying those same issues).

[hotandspice]

The way i judge fan fics really isn't about the quality but rather the length. If the author rights paragraph after paragraph to detail everything that they want to happen it gets really boring and i skip the paragraph expecting to no what it was mainly about

[Secret]

I've never read a good Tolkien fanfic, but then, Tolkien changed my life as it was at 17 so I am CRAZY critical of Tolkien fan-fiction. He was a linguistic genius after all and was young in the early part of the 1900s and there's just no way a bunch of horny kids who like to write slashy elves are going to write anything that isn't a horrifying travesty.

Parody, though, I can take, even of the fandoms I am MOST critical of, because they're intended to be laughed at. They're a joke, not meant to be taken seriously. That's why it's often much easier to find good SB fics in the humour category.

Judging a fiction (or a book or ANY written art) by length sure is an odd way to go about choosing a good fic, to my mind. I have to have mine well-written and in character, and if it IS, then I want it to be loooooong so I can enjoy more of it. :) (Here speaking to hotandspice where previously speaking to EhudbenGera.)

PS: Glad you liked Revelation in Pink, EhudbenGera. :)

[Mollica]

Its a total crime to try and make a fanfic outta tolkien's work! 'nuff said!

Another fic I would recommend is Impossible Dream (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4313396/1/Impossible_Dream). I don't think its been recommended yet.

[Secret]

Yeah, Guardian-381, one of my absolute favourite fic authors. (Wrote one of my top faves, Be Like That, too, as already mentioned.)

Demon sloth has recently began Advent '08 (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4688991/1/Advent_08) due to the popularity of Advent '07 (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3922412/1/Advent_07), too. I read Advent '07 and was entertained, though I'm not saying it was totally IC or plausible or any of that. Still, it didn't have anything that turned me off enough to prevent me from deciding to read this one as well. The style isn't bad, either, better than last year, I feel.

Plus you get a new chapter every day in December so that's nice. :)

[EhudbenGera]

Its a total crime to try and make a fanfic outta tolkien's work! 'nuff said!


I'd read The Game of the Gods (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1518794/1/The_Game_of_the_Gods) before claiming that. It had me laughing, and I used to be a hardcore Tolkien fanatic.

Back on topic, I think I find the completely outrageous fanfics easier to read than the ones that try to actually approach the original author's style/characterization/etc. With those that do try, the faults become more glaringly obvious, or it turns into complete wish fulfillment, or otherwise becomes chaos. Once again, there are exceptions (as always) such as "Revelation in Pink", but they tend to be exceptions that prove the rule, rather than discrediting it.

[Mollica]

I am not exactly a hardcore fan, but I respect Tolkien too much to be able to read any fanfic related to his works.

Sometimes the outrageous fanfics for skip beat (there I'm back in topic...) can be a little too much for me to be able to read. I still cannot imagine how anyone could come up with a LoryxRen pairing...

The most recent one I read, though OOC was okay, but the ending really annoyed me. I don't mind happy endings, but I just felt it was a waste of a few seconds to read the epilogue, since the previous chapter pretty much completed the story.

[EhudbenGera]

Epilogues and Prologues are both pretty useless, and are usually the result of the author being too lazy to spend time rewriting the pertinent bits into the story itself. I've heard it repeated several times, and I'll reiterate here for any potential fanfic or original fic writers: Unless a Prologue/Epilogue is absolutely necessary (and warm fuzzy feelings do not make it absolutely necessary), don't put it in.

[Mollica]

I have been trying with all my might to carry on and reading past chapter 4 of "Advent '08", but I just don't like it. I don't have any problem with the style, but... I really cannot like it... I think it will take me a while to understand why. Maybe its the flow of the story, and I understand that given that it is supposed to come out every day, the pace would be slow, but perhaps it is too slow for my tastes.

Can anyone recommend some humourous fics please? (feeling really depressed after listening to Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley continuously)

Edit: I prefer school daze though, which is by the same person. Forgot to include it...

[infiechan]

a funny one?
I can recommend "Talk With Skip Beat Cast". It's funny, and the Kuu part is hillarious.

other is interesting is 12 Showbiz Days of Christmas. Pretty long but stil fun to read.
and one more I look forward to, TCP Skip a Beat, the complications are what I need.

[Obsessed]

Yeah, I like TCP Skips a Beat too, i'd recommend it, but I hope it gets updated soon.

And School Daze has been mentioned several times already, but I just thought I'd mention is again. Hopefully since Advent '08 is done, demon sloth can update School Daze soon!

Um, let's see. There was one I read recently that was interesting, I think it was called Apple or something. I wouldn't read it unless it gets updated though.

[infiechan]

oh, that one ! I didn't mention it because it is way too, umm I don't know how to say this in english. *give up*. Just, I will recommend it if it ends in good way. Until then, reading it is such a 'torture' of curiosity.

Well for Scholl Daze, if the longer time to update the better it will turn out then it's okay. Because for Advent '08, I see it too rush, since it's updated everyday for whole 25 days in a row.

[Mollica]

Thanks for the recommendations. I've read some of 12 Showbiz Days of Christmas but I didn't actually find it that humourous but I at least it is written with proper spellings and grammar.

I know I didn't like advent much but I think the idea of releasing a chapter a day is great!

Thing that's annoying me as I am reading another fanfic is the use of bold letters for the entire chapter. I don't see the point, unless its a flashback or something (but even then you could use italics.)

Edit - 29th Dec
got one to recommend, today. Its called "The challenges ahead" (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4685953/1/The_challenges_ahead) by taigakitsune.

Edit - 6/01/09
Another cool fanfic is A history of Colour (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4769705/1/A_History_of_Color), seriously worth reading! Lol, I spelt "Colour" wrong!

[scorpio moon]

I decided to try to write a fanfic, although I've never written one before, and I have an extremely vague, to almost no plot line whatsoever, hopefully, it will turn out okay. ^^

[deddinty]

My advice: get a beta (essentially an editor), a canon checker, and a couple of extra proofreaders before publishing ^.^ I'm sure there are some people around here who'd help if you're serious. :)

[scorpio moon]

I've only got one chapter done so far, but yeah, who should I ask to be a beta?

[Mollica]

I can't wait to read it! I wish I could help, but my grammar seriously bad. And I haven't studied any arts subjects for several years now... I'm not that old, its just that the a-level system totally sucks...

edit - what sorta genre would you place your story?

[scorpio moon]

my grammar's pretty good considering that my english teacher last year would drop people's grades because of grammar and spelling issues, and that never once happened to me, but at the moment, just to be safe, I think I'm going to put it under general/romance and rated T. I've been able to brainstorm more of the plot, especially the scene that my title alludes to, haha, so if I can work out a few kinks, I should be able to write at least 5 chapters worth, give or take a chapter, depends on how long they are, and I tend to like cliffhangers. ^^

[infiechan]

oh, well, good luck then
and, yeah, the fanfic is getting many. some times they worth reading, but what I see is many use 'common' view and make it totally OOC with no fun reading it. Feels like any character from random story can fill the part, and somehow makes me feel "what the !"

hope will care much more for the characterization

[Mollica]

@ scorpiomoon: Lol, now I can't wait to read it!

I can't think of any others that are worth reading... Well it does take time to write. Is it me or does it seem as though the sb readership grown a lot over the last year? this time last year the scanlations were really slow and no forums anywhere dedicated to sb and so on... Maybe thats why there are more fanfics appearing now?

[infiechan]

Senseful -> haha, my own word, sorry. Lately my English is a mess.
But good thing is, longer it takes to update, better the chapter. I hope Yashiro Cons. would come up soon. Can't wait. And other reason I can think of, is it long holiday there? (because in my place is certainly not) Maybe writers have more free time to write. Or is it because of the anime really invites many more fans? *yay*

[scorpio moon]

no, I don't think it's the anime, cause I actually only started reading skip beat last may, and I'm now an avid skip beat reader, I think it's just that more and ore people are discovering skip beat online, since from what I've sen from when they were posted on onemanga and mangafox, it was only in November of 2007 or so.

back on topic, I really need a beta reader, do you guys think that it would be appropriate to make a thread in the skip beat forum for people needing beta reader?

edit: and, yeah, the fanfic is getting many. some times they worth reading, but what I see is many use 'common' view and make it totally OOC with no fun reading it. Feels like any character from random story can fill the part, and somehow makes me feel "what the !"

hope will care much more for the characterization I will do my best, but since this is my first fanfic, I'm just trying to make the plot line go smoothly, they will be somewhat ooc, but I really can't help that, I'm not a good enough writer at this point to be able to really capture the way a character from another story, even if it's skip beat, will act on my first try.

[deddinty]

I always think it's best to err on the side of caution with new threads, perhaps ask Yami first or something?

I'd help out with proofreading, but I'm not the best beta -.-;; I'm good at pointing out flaws, but not so good with helping fix them. You could probably post something over at the Yahoo! Group too, but beware of the many fangurl types that seem to lurk there...:doko:

Good Luck!

[Mollica]

Lol, the fangurls make me laugh! Yea good luck with the fic scorpio moon!

[scorpio moon]

@deddinity: if you point out the flaws, I'll most likely be able to fix them, so that would be great! ^^

[deddinty]

Just pm me when you have stuff to proofread and such.

[scorpio moon]

okay, I've finished two chapters at the moment, but I'm not sure whether or not I'm going to start chapter 3 tonight...

edit: gah, I've read and reread my first chapter at least 6 times today, and I've rewritten it three times, I think that's enough. >.<

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4785948/1/

[Mollica]

Yah, read it. Yup, I liked it! When will the next chapter be ready?

[scorpio moon]

I'm writing it now, but this one's going to take awhile. Plus, I'm still thinking about how many minor side things I'm going to add later in the story, so I have to take that into account now. Plus, I'm having a bit of a hard time with Lory, haha. It's harder to get him in-character than the others since we see him less, oy... ^^ so I'm thinking, maybe a week? Maybe less if I somehow find my muse or something and start writing like crazy, haha. I've already brainstormed quite a bit for the later chapters, but I will be asking the readers for some recommendations later on in the story. You'll see why. ^^

[infiechan]

nah nah that's cool
That's yours!*begging to be forgiven* sorry, really, hope you don't mind too much, it's not necessary. please, my comment isn't important at all. please.. (stice73)

anyway. I have just realized that there is M-rated fanfictions, and the main page is only K-->T rate which I always looking up to. But from what I read (only some though, I'm still underage) it is like for satisfying our imagination about they being together and not quite unpredictable

[firnlambe]

scorpio moon i just loved the chapter!! especially the end about Lory wanting to have Kyoko model ^^ it just made me smile well that and the fact that you put in the Japanese words instead of the English words sometimes lol that made me smile too

cant wait for the next ch. :tralalalala:

[scorpio moon]

haha, thanks. ^^ Well, considering that kyoko is a talento, it's not too much of a stretch to make her model, haha. ^^

[Mollica]

@ scorpio moon: Ooooh, I can't wait for the next chapter!

I have an idea that's just nagging me, so I probably will write a couple of chapters!

Oh have a recommendation: Darkness and Llght (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4243252/1/Darkness_and_light). At times, because of dodgy paragraphs (especially in chapter 2) the narration can be a little confusing but, it's definitely for those of you who love the typical fangurl stories. I guess I'm not anti-shoujo at the moment... Plus there's that element of forbidden love...

[scorpio moon]

haha, it might be out by the end of the week if I can finish writing it in next few days. ^^

[Mollica]

Yay! you'd better tell us when, since some of us probably don't stalk ff very often...

[scorpio moon]

well, I've finally figured out where I'm going to stop for chapter 2, so if I put my mind to it, and don't lose track, I might be able to finish the first draft tomorrow. ^^

[firnlambe]

oooo cant wait :tralalalala:

[scorpio moon]

haha, but don't be disappointed if I take a shortcut with Lory's outfit. ^^

[firnlambe]

i think we can forgive you on that ^^

[scorpio moon]

haha, I'll still put it in, but I'll most likely put the explanation in a side note. ^^ You'll understand when you read it, haha. Gah, kyoko chan's not being nice to me right now! >.< haha -_^

[infiechan]

*waiting eagerly*

Ah, "Closing Games" is way so hilarious. Makes you laugh hard, yet drags you in to a deep thought. I suggest it.

[Obsessed]

Yeah I'd also recommend "Closing Games". It was very enjoyable AND it was with the Dark Moon cast which is a double bonus.

I really like your fic Scorpio! I've been studying for exams (they just finished today) and a few days ago I was taking a break and went on ff and yours was one of the first ones in the list so I read it. (Without knowing you wrote it though, until today -- haha) It was a really well written first chapter! Good job. I espiecially like how you have the special notation for when the grudge Kyokos are talking. ^^ Can't wait for more.

[scorpio moon]

haha, thank you! ^^ I'm a bit stuck right now near the end of chapter 2, but I will try to have the second chapter up around sunday, give or take a few days, stil got school you know. ^^

[Obsessed]

Yeah, I understand you are busy. As long as you plan on finishing it *sometime* in the nearish future, I'm good with waiting a bit.

[scorpio moon]

YAY! I'm finally almost done with chapter 2! Last paragraph! ^^ God, sometimes it's so hard to find old references. >.< I'll probably finish my first draft today, and, if it's proofread soon, I might be able to upload it sooner than I thought! ^^ Yay! I really really want to get to the later chapters of this story, so I'm trying to finish these beginning chapters soon, haha. I'm really trying to get this story out for my own sake more than for my readers, haha, but that just means you guys will get the new chapter that much faster, eh? ^^

edit: Yosh! I finished it! Now I just need to get it proofed and I'll put it up! ^^

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4785948/2/Rens_Birthday

[firnlambe]

Scorpio Moon my dear your chapters are amazing!! A++

i can not wait for chapter 3 :Hoppity_Hop: keep up the good work

[scorpio moon]

thank you so much! ^^ I've actually already finished chapter 3, and it should be up in a few days after EhudbenGera looks at it. ^^

[firnlambe]

sweet!! cant wait ^_^

[miya_sakura]

Yeah me too. I love your fanfic scorpio! XD

[biankita]

recommendation:

there's actually quite a decent new fanfic on ff.net called Mogami Kyoko's Guide To Life. i liked it a whole lot since it had hikaru from bridge rock there.

[firnlambe]

recommendation:

there's actually quite a decent new fanfic on ff.net called Mogami Kyoko's Guide To Life. i liked it a whole lot since it had hikaru from bridge rock there.

oooo i love that one ^_^ id like to recommend Tokyo Crazy Paradise Skips a Beat! (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4613210/1/) a must read for TCP and Skip Beat! lovers

[scorpio moon]

I wanted to publish it before spring semester started for me, so here it is. ^^

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4785948/3/

[firnlambe]

bwahaha!!! loved the new chapter!! :yay:

[Mollica]

I'll read it later. Gotta go to labs soon! Can't wait to read it though.

[scorpio moon]

thanks firn. ^^ That chapter took me about a week to come up with and about two days to write, but I'm pretty happy with it, hehe. Since I don't have a clear idea of how I'm going to write this story, I just have a very very vague outline, so this story keeps getting longer and longer, haha, although I have an idea about where it's going to end, but at this point, I'm not sure. ^^

[firnlambe]

lol well try not to fry your brain whilst writing new chapters

[scorpio moon]

I was actually on a roll earlier this afternoon, and wrote about a page and a half (I always write them by hand first) so chapter 4 is going to be longer than chapter 3 for sure. I'm towards the end of chapter 4, but I usually wait a week for it to be proofed, but I get impatient so if it's not proofed by then, I usually just post it online. ^^

edit: I think I'm done with chapter 4...

[Secret]

This thread no longer seems to be about recc'ing fics. This is supposed to be to suggest new fics for people to go check out. Unfortunately I don't find a lot of good SB fics so I have no more to rec, myself...maybe if someone knows another site where they keep SB fics? I checked mediaminer but they don't have any.

[infiechan]

have I recomended "Roots"? It's nice, and has a good perspective.
And "Ren's Birthday" is getting more and more interesting.
You're right. "Mogami Kyouko's Guide to Life" is also good, and slightly humorous

It feels much better if the author doesn't know yet what to do in the future, haha feels more mysterious and surprising.

[firnlambe]

"Roots" was a nice read. I liked it very much. Do you know if its a one chapter story or is the author going to make more chapters?

[infiechan]

Looks like she will leave it like that. It's enough satisfying.
But, "Seductive Beat", was once one-shot but after she got many reviews, she made it 4 chapters fanfic, and they are honestly fun. The best are the 1st and final chapter.

One more worth reading, "Duties & Responsibilities of Being Ren's Manager". Not really rational and all but, the possibility of the situation it gives with "what if.." is fun and pleasing our wandering mind

[scorpio moon]

Thirty Kisses Challenge is pretty funny, I'd recommend it so far, it's pretty well-written, although pretty OOC. ^^

also, chapter 4 is out. ^^ http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4785948/4/

[joyce89]

Thirty Kisses Challenge is pretty funny, I'd recommend it so far, it's pretty well-written, although pretty OOC. ^^

also, chapter 4 is out. ^^ http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4785948/4/

i tried to look for Thirty Kisses Challenge on fanfiction but didnt see it. which website is it?

[scorpio moon]

Here it is: Thirty Kisses Challenge (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4843213/1/30_Kisses_Challenge)

[firnlambe]

sweet more fan-fic to read!!! ^_^

btw Scorpio i liked your latest chapter, not as much as the others but thats to be expected when its setting up the newer chapters lol

keep it up :yay:

[scorpio moon]

aww, you didn't like it as much? that makes me sad...

[firnlambe]

aww, you didn't like it as much? that makes me sad...


dont get me wrong! i really did like the chapter.....it just felt slower than the others as i said before probably due to the fact that you're setting up the following chapters

i have a feeling that ch 5 will be a smash ^_^

[scorpio moon]

it felt slower? I had two different scenes in the chapter though, that's probably why. ^^ I had fun with Yashiro messing with Ren, oh that was really a joy to write, haha. ^^

[biankita]

who are the good writers in ff.net?

so far my favorites are momoirousagichan, bloody rose021 and ecki because their stuff never disappoints me. i like the some of the others like "roots" and "princess kiss" though i can't remember who wrote them.

generally, i like it when the fanfictions are in character - that if they go OOC, it's to a minimum and that they don't skew the original character so much. and i don't really have anything against the cliche renXkyoko hot kiss ending, but most of them are written out the same way no matter the story or the author that it just gets old. but i agree with infiechan - i like it when they leave the endings open-ended.

[scorpio moon]

why thank you, I'm glad I'm one of your favorites apparently. ^^

[biankita]

@scorpio moon
when will you release the next chapter? *anticipates*

anyway, my other favorite author momoirousagichan released a new story called Seven Men In Mogami Kyoko's Life (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4847377/1/Seven_Men_In_Mogami_Kyokors_Life). It's not yet finished but it looks like she'll be updating it daily. it's EPIC. And when i say epic, it's TEXT WALL!!! it's still nice though.

[scorpio moon]

I have a lot studying to do, plus, this chapter's giving me a lot of trouble (damn you moko!!!!) so I don't have any idea when I'll finish it...

[infiechan]

Another one, "The Wink". It's cute, or I say funny, or sweet, or great, or warm.
gah, change those 'or' with 'and'

And, I agree !! 7 Men in Mogami Kyouko's Life is very worth reading

[biankita]

seven men in mogami kyoko's life has to be the most in-character fanfic i've ever read. i wish there were more of that. :)

[firnlambe]

Another one, "The Wink". It's cute, or I say funny, or sweet, or great, or warm.
gah, change those 'or' with 'and'

And, I agree !! 7 Men in Mogami Kyouko's Life is very worth reading


hahaha i just finished reading that one! super cute...actually that author has quite a few Skip Beat! fanfics i think its up to 10 now

[infiechan]

you posted what I had wanted to say ! How could you? Looks like our mind is somehow connected. -forget what I say, just kidding

@firnlambe
have you read "Closing Games"? If you like the wink, I think you will also like this one.

@biankita
where did you get that signature picture of yours?

And yeah, TCP SB is updated to chapter 6! There isn't much development, though.

[biankita]

@biankita
where did you get that signature picture of yours?

what sig pic? i don't have a sig... but if you're talking about my avatar, i made it. well... it's the little boxed images at the cover of volume 13 and i just put them together and made a little reconstruction. XD anyway, i posted it in the bishoujo pics thread. it's slightly pixelized though since i made it a little bigger than it is supposed to be.

[firnlambe]

@firnlambe
have you read "Closing Games"? If you like the wink, I think you will also like this one.


actually i have ^_^ i liked that one too, now that i think about it i dont think ive read a Skip Beat! fan-fic that i haven't liked

[Mollica]

I wish there were more fanfics I could recommend. But I haven't read a good one in ages. I dread to think of what possessed someone to write a twilight/skip beat crossover (I really don't like that book!)

[biankita]

I wish there were more fanfics I could recommend. But I haven't read a good one in ages.

read the seven men story (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4847377/1/Seven_Men_In_Mogami_Kyokors_Life). it's very nice, and has both humor and a story and is in character. the person who wrote that is either really good in skip beat canon or insane.

I dread to think of what possessed someone to write a twilight/skip beat crossover (I really don't like that book!)

LOL! i agree. i cringed when i saw the title and clicked on it for the lack of anything better to do. but... this is one thing that annoy me about some fanfiction writers. they pitch the idea. if they feel like what they're writing is good, they should just go and write is already, not have it written based on how many replies they got. well... not that i can complain. it's not like write any.

are there any good fanfics from the LJ community?

[Yumegari]

Actually, there are some good ones. I especially like the ones of Anenko (check her profile), she posted a few on FF.net, but not all and not her bests. She generally sticks to character and her works are very enjoyable. My favourite: http://anenko.livejournal.com/199622.html#cutid1

Thank you guys for recommending "Seven Men..." to me. If I had only read summary, I wouldn't tried it - 'cause it didn't exactly sound promising. Anyway, now I'm loving it.

[scorpio moon]

yay! I finally finished my first draft of chapter 5! ^^

@firnlambe: sorry, but you might find this one even slower paced than chapter 4, but I couldn't help it, I just love cliffhangers. ^^

[infiechan]

well, I've read that one. And it's pretty realistic, not to dare to take risk on making the situation more rocky. It's in character yet at the same time just plain. But to satisfy our negative mind at authors who just write, it's enough. (i'm referring to the fanfics from LJ that someone has recommended before)

I'm sure there are some pretty entertaining stories from LJ, but I forget. What I remember are, "Coverall", (that one that's been posted), "Love Exorcism", and "Kyouko's Doll". When I said entertaining, they don't have to be that good

[biankita]

@infiechan

will dig up for those.

as long as the story doesn't go so bad, i'm fine. my ultimate pet peeve is when the author seem to copy off some cheesy romance novel and just replaced the names of the original characters with the characters in SB. especially when it has some big romantic ending.

[firnlambe]

@ scorpio moon

what?!? im gonna find it slower than ch.4 *ponders* i dont know how i feel about that lol but im sure ill like it anyway ^_^ cant wait to read it

[Mollica]

[quote=biankita;283798as long as the story doesn't go so bad, i'm fine. my ultimate pet peeve is when the author seem to copy off some cheesy romance novel and just replaced the names of the original characters with the characters in SB. especially when it has some big romantic ending.[/quote]

Lol, yeah, I'm like that too. Wish I could write something, but I am at a total block. Nothing inspires me. I think I will give seven men story a try. I am so busy right now that I barely have time to read fanfics. Thats why if the summary is less than promising, I ignore it.

[firnlambe]

@ Scorpio Moon
lol i actually rather enjoyed that short chapter! very cute ^_^ especially when Kyoko smiled unconsciously

[scorpio moon]

haha, thanks. ^^ It took me so long to come up with a good way to word that chapter, eve though I knew what I wanted for the end result. ^^

[Lindsey]

omg i had to recheck chapter 135 after i read seven men story. XD

SPOILER FROM STORY



I totally thought that natsu had a crush on bj when she watched the trailer. It was so realistic. omg. I was like... "is it just this story... or in the manga too?" and i felt disappointed when it wasnt. xDDD

I love it

[biankita]

I totally thought that natsu had a crush on bj when she watched the trailer. It was so realistic. omg. I was like... "is it just this story... or in the manga too?" and i felt disappointed when it wasnt. xDDD

i thought that too. i might have something to do with that poster/bookmark advertisement that came along with the chapter XD it would be nice though... if that actually happened in the manga.

[pyromaniacqueen]

i dont really read fanfics so i waswnt really into this thread at first.
but i did check out two of the recommened stories. this Sevn Men story, and another where Ren and Kyouko have to model together with a kind of 'echii' director. (i kind of forgot thie title much to my own dismay cuz i cant find it again D=)

so to those who recommended these, thank you they shed a new light on fanfiction for me. alot different from the stuff that turned me off fanfiction for almost-good.

My friend actually writes these things decided to one-piece put me in a duel-love relationship between Sanji and Zorro, and a little admiration ting from Luffy and i was fighting for their attenton with namy and robin. thankfully this friend of mine gave me the only copy >.>; it was... D= lol (sorry i digress and i feel i wrote too much)

[scorpio moon]

oh, if you want to read the modeling one, that's "Ren's Birthday". ^^

[infiechan]

Yeah, it's yours anyway.

Has anyone noticed, most of SB!'s fanfics are not AU (alternate universe), and since the anime broadcasts, more good writers fill in. And thanks to that.

Oww, Seven Men...... has finished. And the omake part is just as usual, hilarious, although it quotes things from here and there. And it is fun to read.

[biankita]

@infiechan

that was fast! and it was good. one of the best fanfics i've ever read. but then again, i've always been partial to those kinds of endings. but what i really enjoyed about it is how the author pieced together the story since all the events were so random.

you're right. the omake is hilarious.

[scorpio moon]

Okay, chapter 6 is up for "Ren's Birthday." ^^
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4785948/6/

[firnlambe]

@ Scorpio

WOOT!! new chapter! *rushes off to read*

..........

as i stated in my review
*ahem*

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :Nooooooo: A cliffhanger?! why!! it was just getting to the good part!!

[scorpio moon]

I actually didn't intend to make that a cliffie, but... if I had tried to finish that scene, the chapter would have been way too long for my tastes, it's was already one of my longest chapters! Plus, I just looove doing cliffies, hehe, they're just too much fun! ^^ But thanks for reviewing.

Seriously, when I checked my account just now, I almost had a heart attack when I saw I already have 15 freaking reviews and it hasn't even been seven hours since I posted it. I'm in heaven, haha. ^^

[biankita]

Okay, chapter 6 is up for "Ren's Birthday." ^^
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4785948/6/

:sob:

i like it very much. but it seemed to have slowed down a lot since chapter 5 (or maybe i'm not such a fan of girls shopping sequences). i hope you update soon. too little ren-sama!

[scorpio moon]

I know, but this chapter had to be there! This part of the fanfic is quite a bit longer than I expected it to be, but bear with me, cause there's going to be a lot of Ren once it gets to the photo shoot, damn I feel like writing that part...

[firnlambe]

the write that part. lol if i was you i would write what comes to mind. you can always arrange the chapters to your liking lol but thats just me

[scorpio moon]

no, the reason why I don't write chapters in advance like that is because I continually change my mind about how I want the plot to go. For example, when I first started the fic, moko wasn't in it at all! ^^ So, by doing it this way, the plot becomes more interesting, and it pushes me to write something up to par with what I've written before that makes sense and moves the storyline in the direction I want it to go.

edit: Chapter 7's up. ^^
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4785948/7/

[biankita]

@scorpio moon
liked the chapter. ren-sama seemed so tense about the next day. want to know what the dress looks like!

=========================

not strictly a fanfic question: am i the only one who keeps getting the technical glitch in fanfiction.net? i'm trying to register but i can't get anywhere.

[scorpio moon]

it's not just you, the technical glitch has been there since saturday night, which makes me really glad that I decided to post the chapter earlier.

[firnlambe]

i feel ashamed i only just noticed that you posted chapter 7!!!!!:cries:
but i loved the chapter none the less!!! cant wait for the photo shoot and Ren's birthday ^_^

and that technical glitch is bugging the heck outta me!! ive found some really fun stories and i cant favorite or add the story to my alerts :sic:

some stories that i think ppl would like
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4339233/1/Lost_or_Foundr - a bunch of super short chapters but the plot is quite good

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4880313/1/Mirage - still only on chapter one but looks very promising

[scorpio moon]

haha, it's okay, it's only been two days. ^^ I've also read mirage, it's not bad.

[Lindsey]

i'm going to write my own fanfic soon. I need to think the plot through more... I also need to think more like kyoko here... The story is more dark compared to the manga so i need to play that into effect. Its more on Kyoko's, Rens and Sho's relationship then her becoming an actress.

i neeed more hours in a dayyyyy

[scorpio moon]

sounds interesting, I look forward to reading it.

[infiechan]

Good Luck !!

@firnlambe
Although the first one you suggested has an quite interesting plot, there are things that just feel off. Dunno, but if we seek for a really serious story, I'd rather not recommend it. But anyway, I read almost everything in my spare time from my phone, so, I also follow that one, and also drawned in some ways.

[TigersDemon]

from your phone??!?!! you got a berry or something?

[scorpio moon]

the login/submission glitch at fanfiction.net has been fixed. ^^

[Lindsey]

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4760081/1/Lip_Gloss - So funny. Ren is wearing lip gloss... Why? XD

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4846011/1/ - another really funny one. Very short and too the point. Very in character too. XD

Any story that gets me cracking up is worth favorites to me xD

[scorpio moon]

Ren wearing lip gloss?! it sounds funny but disturbing at the same time, haha.

[Secret]

He only wears it for a couple of minutes...he's being sneaky...

[scorpio moon]

haha, okay then. ^^

[firnlambe]

:kukukuh:BWAHAHAHA:kukukuh:

loved the Beagle! story, defiantly a fav

[firnlambe]

well seeing as it has yet to be posted

the wonderful Scorpio Moon's spectacular fan-fic has been updated:yay:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4785948/8/Rens_Birthday
HUZZAH for chapter 8!!!:dancinpapa:

now in terms of suggestions for what you are going to clothe our lovely characters in....do you have any idea of the type of clothing? like formal or are you thinking more casual?

also i forget the time of year Ren's birthday is (do we even know i know we've guessed) cuz you could do a theme off what time of year it is as well

[scorpio moon]

I have the timeline posted in the Author's Note of Chapter 7, including when Ren's Birthday is, and I completely forgot that it's a bit early to ask what kind of clothing that they should wear because I haven't specified the exact theme of the photo shoot yet, haha, but yeah, I have the first set of clothing, at least for Kyoko, about done, it's pretty simplistic, but they'll probably get more complicated. There's actually more than one theme, which I'm explaining in the chapter chapter, so that was a bad call to ask now, haha.

@firnelambe: also, I'm really glad you like it, I wasn't sure whether Director Takumi would go over well, but apparently everyone seems to like him.

[Secret]

I know places on the net to get a lot of pictures of really unusual clothing and accessories...in fact, lately I've been thinking of Kyoko in a black birdcage veil (http://www.coutureinthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/veil1.jpg) and those retro nylons with the seam up the back (http://www.stockingshq.com/cervin-esprit-couture-seamed-stockings-936-0.html), with a cigarette holder (http://www.condenaststore.com/ProdImages/CN00076209_LARGE.JPG) in her hand, looking extremely grown-up. :)

So anyway, if you have even a vague idea of what kind of clothes, accessories you need to dress her in, I can probably find you a lot of inspiration.

EDIT: Why do I have to hate sewing so much? Here's the style of dress I picture going with these accessories (and I WANT one)...the 50s 'wiggle dress/skirt' (http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.58394484.jpg) with a boat neck. Kyoko would look great in that fitted one with the skirt shorted to show more of the gorgeous FF stockings.

[scorpio moon]

hmm, it'll be easier to get ideas once I say the themes, like i said before, because for the photo shoot, Ren and Kyoko are going to wear clothing that fit the theme, and since the title of the photo album Director Takumi is making is 'Human Emotions", yeah... ^^

[TigersDemon]

@secret:
where did you find those things?!?!

[Secret]

Well, it's off topic, but I'll answer quickly...these are things I've been picturing Kyoko in for a fic of my own (probably because I really love 50s fashions myself...40s are great, too) and I know the names of them...so I just Google 'birdcage veil', 'seam nylons' (FF stockings) 'cigarette holders' and so on, in the 'image' category...and it's as simple as that. Though I usually start out on Etsy, which has a wicked lot of amazing accessories and vintage patterns.

Which I'm sure Scorpio Moon won't need my help for anyway. It really is pretty basic, looking stuff up on Google to get ideas. :)

[Lindsey]

I started my fanfic of Skip Beat... Well kind of. I want to plan it more and figure out where i'm going from here before i post it on ff.net. I hate it when the author just stops updating... I dont wanna be like that. :P Must make sure I will be able to write the whole story.

But I have finished the prologue. I hoped to of captured her obsession with pleasing him when they were together and how much he ruined her. We always see how she acts around other people but hardly you see her hidden feelings. I added a little twist that would make the story darker.

Here is le prologue. -does a dance- I quite like it. xD

How many years had they lived together? Even she was not sure of that answer. Almost all her memories, including her first memory, consisted of Sho, his family or her mother. Kyoko and Sho were more than best friends or family, they were something that had no name, an impenetrable connection consisted between them. Kyoko was there whenever he needed it, she was raised destined to be his wife.

Her world revolved around the man she adored and it came at no surprise when she accepted to move to Tokyo with him. 'I will marry him one day, he is my fated person.' Kyoko would do anything for the man she loved.

It was obvious that their relationship changed when they moved in together. It gradually changed into something more, something less and something completely different. Kyoko had given everything she possibly had to please and comfort him. Sho had to be stressed at work as his requirements became more daunting. His fame was increasing. Not long after, Sho began leaving for days on end to keep up with his musical career.

Kyoko was unphased, only glad that Sho was finally achieving his dream. That was enough for her. She took comfort that she would be there when he needed her for whatever reason. It was Kyoko who supported hum when no one else would, stayed with him during his failures and knew everything about him.

After everything she had done for him, he left her with nothing, not even her current personality. He had taken everything from her and crushed it as if it meant nothing. Her love, her devotion, her support, her understanding and most of all, her virginity. All she had lost for him was declared useless. Worse of all, he stole her heart and tore it into tiny bits that were carried away in the wind.

[scorpio moon]

it's a pretty good plot so far, a couple of spelling and grammatical errors at the end, but they're easily fixed. ^^

[Secret]

Though we do know for absolute certain that Sho did NOT take Kyoko's virginity. Which is okay if you plan to make the story AU but deliberately changing facts basic to the character's nature/reality and trying to say it's canon...it just doesn't work. But then, I automatically dislike SB fics that contain sex because it's simply totally outside the realm of Kyoko's experience at this point...it's never even MENTIONED in her head. The kid has never been kissed or even had an arm put around her...to change that fact about her changes the nature of Skip Beat itself, to me...so it's in the realm of AU.

Not a lot of SB AUs out there, though. Lots of people might really like that. (Not me, but lots of other people, lol.)

[infiechan]

Usually when they make it AU, it'll be harder to 'predict' their new personality, thus resulting in OOC'ness.

@Secret
You're absolutely right! A little OOC is okay since they're mostly fun to imagine. But for that one M theme, it doesn't have any fun at all. Just lessen my respect for the character's personality. They're cuter being all innocent like that.

[Secret]

I don't feel it's a case of right or wrong, on this one...it's just a matter of taste. People like to imagine different things about the characters and that's what fan fiction is for, in many minds...writing out the things we WANT to see but know we never will. (I prefer to write things I want to see and think could actually happen, but I'm far from the only type of SB fan fiction reader out there.)

But yeah, I have a hard 'no sex' policy with my SB fan fiction stuff, whether writing or reading. A little speculation, a glimpse at the character's thoughts...that's okay with me. But more than that and I get really turned off. But someone has to write this stuff because I'm quite sure there are lots of people who really want to read it. :)

[Lindsey]

OH i wasnt planning on writing anything like that. Like... there will be no pure sex scenes in my fan fic.

But for me... I was thinking. Kyoko would of done ANYTHING for Sho when they were together. and... well... Sho is kind of a manwhore. (xD) and he is a guy. 'nough said xD

and hell, you can still be innocent without being a virgin. i know too many people like that. XD I plan on keeping her pretty much the same but a little darker. But yeah. Its different opinions on who will like my story.

and yeah it is an AU story. I thought it was obvious. XD -enough rambling-

[biankita]

@Lindsey
Just my two cents... It would be ok. IF Sho even looked at her that way, which he never did because she fails on his primary requirements, breasts. Kyoko ended up being "darker" (as you described) because her illusions about Sho fell apart. You kinda make it sound like Kyoko is more of a broken woman rather than the vengeful spirit we all love. Or maybe it's your writing style.

Either way, I'm not a very big AU fan either. I'm ok with it, but it's hard to reconcile the alternative setting and keep their personalities intact, which leads to major OOC. I think the best way to keep it as in-chara as possible would be to make your situations have a hint parallelism to the events of the canon. Good luck with your fanfic.

[momoirousagichan]

i really like mirage (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4880313/1/Mirage) but the author hasn't updated in almost a week.

and

leave me breathless (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4887040/1/Leave_Me_Breathless). made me squee because it's inspired by that scenario box "r" poster that got everyone panting between chapters 135 and 136.

i've always been partial to in-character fanfiction. i agree with a lot of you. i get irked up with major OOC-ness though it's usually hard to write especially if you are driven away by the situation in the fanfic - though some are very good with molding the characters' personalities around the situation.

@scorpio moon - i really like your fic. when's your next update? ^^

[scorpio moon]

@momoirousagichan: thanks, glad you like it. ^^ I don't know when I'll be able to write chapter 9, much less update it, cause I have a lot of tests and quizzes next week. If I'm lucky and I get a burst of inspiration or something, maybe at the end of next week, otherwise a week and a half.

[firnlambe]

@Scorpio

a week and a half!! say it isnt so :P *sigh* oh well i guess i just have to make do w/ re-reading Viz's publications and watching the anime till you update

[dora0chan]

It took two weeks for me to get approved on this site so I can post. I gave up a week ago T_T

Well, anyways, I love Skip Beat!(how typical, I would be rolling my eyes on this one "Oh, here goes another one"), and I write fanfics.

I read a few you suggested here, here's mine if anyone cares How To Trick a Wish (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4873016/1/How_to_Trick_a_Wish)

(Oh, and some lines were supposed to be separated a bit more than they are, but it got messed up with the upload. Sorry about that)

[momoirousagichan]

@momoirousagichan: thanks, glad you like it. ^^ I don't know when I'll be able to write chapter 9, much less update it, cause I have a lot of tests and quizzes next week. If I'm lucky and I get a burst of inspiration or something, maybe at the end of next week, otherwise a week and a half.

so long... how sad... oh well, i'm looking forward to it!

[scorpio moon]

I finished brainstorming for chapter 9, and, I promise that there'll be a scene that'll make you laugh your butt off, I did the first time I actually pictured it in my head, haha.

[infiechan]

whoo hooo! can't wait! drumdrumdrum

[scorpio moon]

gah, I can't fit that scene in unless I almost double how long my chapters usually are, noooo.

[momoirousagichan]

@scorpio moon
i say the longer the better. just write whatever you have on your head and edit it if you find it too long for your taste.

[pyromaniacqueen]

oh the anticipation 0.o;

im sure no body would mind an extra long chapter....

[scorpio moon]

the problem with an extra long chapter is that it takes much longer to edit, since I edit it three time myself before having another person edit it, and that would cramp up my fingers. There's already a funny scene in Chapter 9, just not the one I mentioned earlier, so I'm debating whether or not just to save that particular one for chapter 10, as I'm already at a good stopping point for Chapter 9...

I have the feeling that this fanfic is going to be a really really long one...

[deddinty]

Actually your chapters are quite short as it is. There's nothing wrong with long chapters and fics. In fact my favorite authors usually refuse to post anything shorter than ~10,000 words per chapter ^.^;; So I'm used to waiting for 30-50 pg chapters for months in really, really good fanfiction.

Editing gets a bit tense, but if you just edit by small scenes, it goes fast. But there's nothing wrong with chopping chapters up either. Or including omakes for your own fics.

[scorpio moon]

I tend to avoid long chapters cause it screws up the flow of timing for me. This time it might not, but I personally hate actually taking even weeks to post a new chapter, guess it's cause I'm really impatient. I'm still thinking about it, but yeah, I already have a good stopping point, so maybe, maybe not...

I feel really tired reading those 10000+ chapters, they make my head ache from staring at the white screen for so long, even if it's a good chapter.

by the way, what's chopping chapters up?

[deddinty]

Oh, just cutting long chapters in half and making it two chapters, so the overall story is longer but the chapters shorter, that's all. That's all ^.^ And I have nothing against short chapters, to each his own. I look forward to reading any good Skip Beat fiction, and yours is among the best I've seen.

[scorpio moon]

why thank you. ^^ But yeah, I think it'd make a bit more sense to stop where I am now, so it's a clean break, whereas it'd be a bit messy if I continued. But since I have a pretty good idea for the rest of it, Chapter 10 should be too far behind the heels of Chapter 9 unless I end up with a ton of study material and homework, which I might. >.<

[momoirousagichan]

just write it as it is. i agree with deddinty. i really like your story but i find them too short. it's kinda like being given a bite of something really good but almost immediately being taken away. if you're concerned about screwing the timelines, just make sure you state it properly in the story. if a reader is smart, they should be able to follow it properly.

[pyromaniacqueen]

i have to agree. that if you state your concerns clearly, the reader would have to be stupid not to notice. i vote on 'just roll with it' =o
but of course, i cant complain with your choice cuz its almost like ur providing us with a treat and i think im gettting gluttonous =X

Edit: wait... the person above me said something similar to that... >.> (food comparison)
oops... *feels like a ditto*

[scorpio moon]

oops, you guys misconstrued what I meant. I didn't mean the reader would get confused with the timeline, I meant that the way I write sometimes gets screwed up if I write a really long chapter. By keeping them shorter, I'm able to focus my thoughts concisely, otherwise my chapters would seem kind of slow and blundering. ^^

i really like your story but i find them too short. it's kinda like being given a bite of something really good but almost immediately being taken away.


but of course, i cant complain with your choice cuz its almost like ur providing us with a treat and i think im gettting gluttonous =X

actually, I do that on purpose, because for me myself, those are the kinds of chapters that I find most enjoyable not only to write, but to read. ^^ Like they say, if you eat too much of something, you'll get sick of it. ^^

[Mollica]

I'm currently reading "A Wink, A Poke, A Gentle smile" chapter 1. Is it me or are there too many fics with the president & Yashiro plotting to get Kyoko and Ren together? I like the idea, but it's been used loads now...

[scorpio moon]

it's true, but every fanfic has a different take on it. ^^

[pyromaniacqueen]

a wink a push... etc, yeah i was reading that one not to long ago. i rather like it actially. Rens ignorance kind of makes me giggle with anticipation. (is ignorance th right word?)

[scorpio moon]

yep, ignorance is the right word. I really like how she actually made up her own script. ^^

[Mollica]

lol, true. I think it's because I just find it hard picturing the pres and yashiro plotting away at the mo.

I don't think I could write a skip beat fanfic*, because I am way too serious... I have ideas, but I don't have the confidence to make them funny (my "funny" stories tend to turn out strange...) How do you get the inspiration scorpio-moon?!! I want to write one with Maria battling away (in total Maria style :)) with one of Ren's model co-star/admirer, but it's prob already been done... Gah, it's an awful idea coming to think of it! Totally don't feel any inspiration!

I don't think "A Wink..." is a bad story. I've read all of it so far, but it feels like all the typical fanfics condensed into one (not that it is such a bad thing.)

*at the moment

[scorpio moon]

Mollica, I never thought I'd be able to write a decent fanfic myself, although everyone's opinion seems to be to the contrary. ^^ Also, from what I've read, (and I've read a lot. ^^) there hasn't been a fic where maria harasses one of Ren's costars, I think it's a great idea. ^^

I can just imagine Maria going in to see Ren when he's working on a certain movie, and overhear his costar (let's say he's in a romance), plotting with one of her friends on how to make Ren fall in love with her in real life and not just in the film, so Maria makes it a point to go to the set everyday that Ren is filming and when Ren's not looking, completely harasses the girl to the point of tears, thinking that she's not going to hand over Ren to someone undeserving like her. ^^

I think I just have an overactive imagination, haha. ^^ Also, for chapter 9 of my fic, I'm going to try to extend it to where I had originally planned to end it, but if it doesn't seem to be going well, I'm just going to put that portion into chapter 10.

[Mollica]

Lol! Okay, I'll write it. Don't know when it is going to be finished though...

[scorpio moon]

yay! ^^ I'll be your beta if you'd like. ^^

[Mollica]

Please! I'll PM you when I'm done!

[scorpio moon]

no problem. ^^ Do you plan on this being a one-shot or a multi-chapter fanfic?

[Mollica]

Just a one-shot. In that way I can get the cool weird twist in the end... I think it's funny though (definitely something I have never seen in a fanfic...) Lol, I bet the whole world will be out there and shoot me once when they see what I mean! Oh well. My humour has been a little strange.

[scorpio moon]

strange humor is always preferred. I look forward to reading and editing it. Also, don't limit yourself to a one shot. Those are always cool, but if you feel like writing more, then do so, no one would begrudge you for it. ^^

[Mollica]

Thank you, that would be so great! Now I can't wait to get started!

[pyromaniacqueen]

i cant wait 4 u to get startd either =) i already look forward to reading it

[momoirousagichan]

i need a beta-reader and canon-checker. everyone i contacted in ff.net never contacted me back. resulting to my carelessly edited updates on the fanfiction i've written. can anyone tell me where else i can get one or who in the SB beta-readers list on ff would be a good option?

[StarKin]

I have a small problem.

There is an fan-fic idea in my head and the darn thing won't go away!! Ignoring isn't working and I really do NOT have the time to write/edit this thing into shape. (Senior Thesis, 'nuff said)

Would anyone be willing to collaborate with me on this? It really is an original idea and I'll even let you take all the credit!

For that matter - would anyone be willing to read an simple outline? I don't care as long as I can just get the story out so it stops nagging me all the time. :pout:

[scorpio moon]

@momo: I can't check a canon, but I can be a beta reader. ^^

@star: I'll read it and help you with it if I can, I love doing that kind of thing, haha. ^^

@mollica: I'm glad you're going to write it, I'm sure you'll do a great job. ^^

[momoirousagichan]

@momo: I can't check a canon, but I can be a beta reader. ^^

hooray! i'll send you a PM. i'm more into getting a beta-reader than a canon checker since i'm pretty confident with my canon thing but a second opinion wouldn't hurt ^^

[scorpio moon]

haha, that's how I am with my beta, I just have him check to catch any little errors I missed, considering I edit mine at three times before I give it to someone else to edit. ^^

Also, how do you want me to edit it. Do you want me to just point out the mistakes, or can I go ahead and fix them? (The grammar and spelling mistakes. ^^)

[momoirousagichan]

@scorpio moon

replied in the PM. \O/ excited but don't know where to start though.

[scorpio moon]

can you at least tell me the general idea of the fanfic you're thinking of?

[momoirousagichan]

@scorpio moon

replied in PM regarding that

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i'm so sad that so many people failed to notice that all the guys in "seven men in mogami kyoko's life" are ren until they get to chapter 4 or 5. -_-''' was i wrong to assume that they should have gotten that by chapter 2???

[scorpio moon]

well, I didn't start reading it until you got to chapter 6, so I wouldn't know. ^^